Landrus, Pennsylvania

Landrus
Coordinates: 41°38′32″N77°12′23″W / 41.642222°N 77.206389°W / 41.642222; -77.206389
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Tioga County
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Landrus is an abandoned town in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, which formerly existed as a lumber and coal mining town. Its land currently is within the Tioga State Forest near Bear Run Trail and Babb Creek. ^{[1] [2]} Landrus has a population of 0 and was abandoned between 1910 and 1915 after being founded in 1882 as a sawmill town. ^{[3] [4]} At its peak, Landrus likely reached a maximum population of around 100 and was also likely the location of the world's first electric powered coal mine. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Landrus, settled where nothing but forest was previously, was so named after Henry J. Landrus, manager of the Blossburg Coal Company. ^{[8] [9]}

People from Landrus

Walter Blair Baseball player from Landrus.

See also

• List of ghost towns in Pennsylvania

References

1. "Landrus – Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
2. "Visit Potter-Tioga". Visit Potter-Tioga Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
3. Lytle, Curtis R. (1985). Landrus, Pa. : Pennsylvania ghost town and electric coal mine. Wellsboro.
4. www.mapquest.com https://www.mapquest.com/us/pennsylvania/landrus-pa-283410961 . Retrieved October 13, 2023.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "46 take part in walk thru Landrus". Tioga Publishing. October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
6. Landrus PA History Short , retrieved October 13, 2023
7. Glessner, Rusty (April 23, 2021). "Exploring Nickle Run Falls in Tioga County". PA Bucket List. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
8. Randel, William Peirce (1939). "The Place Names of Tioga County, Pennsylvania" . American Speech. 14 (3): 181–190. doi:10.2307/451417. ISSN   0003-1283. JSTOR   451417.
9. An outline history of Tioga and Bradford counties in Pennsylvania, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler in New York: by townships, villages, boro's and cities, John L. Sexton. The Gazette Company, 1885. 1885. p.  3 . Retrieved October 18, 2023. tioga county, pa. sexton.